Books by Emilia Oddo
Knossos: The House of the Frescoes, 2022
The analysis presented in the previous chapters concerning the architectural remains and finds fr... more The analysis presented in the previous chapters concerning the architectural remains and finds from the 1923 and 1926 excavations of the House of the Frescoes by Evans and Mackenzie, and some architectural remains uncovered by Platon in 1959, provided glimpses of discrete moments in the history of the site. Although archaeological evidence is abundant only for the Neopalatial phases, the study of the full chronological range of finds and their depositional history, interpreted in light of the excavation accounts, enables a diachronic reconstruction of the site and a contextualisation of the remains. In this chapter, I integrate the conclusions from the analyses carried out in previous chapters to present a synthetic narrative of the House of the Frescoes and the role it played in its urban context. The latter is to be identified broadly with the built-up belt in the quarter w of the West Court described by Fotou (Chapter 4, pp. 38-39). That quarter formed a roughly rectangular area c. 150 m E-W x 70 m N-S, contained within two parallel arterial roads, the Royal Road to the N and the WE road ending at the West Porch of the Palace to the s, and extending w as far as the Royal Road West. The built-up belt that includes the House of the Frescoes extended along the N part this quarter; it ran along the s side of the Royal Road and, together with a similar belt running along the opposite, N, side of that road, formed a coherent unit-a quarter within a quarter. On both sides of the Royal Road, considerable archaeological work has been conducted that continued after Evans. Most of this work has been in the area neighbouring the House of the Frescoes; it revealed the remains of several structures only partly understood and currently unpublished (shown on PLAN 2).
Archaeopress, 2022
Front Matter available. The volume features an introduction by M. Tsipopoulou and contributions b... more Front Matter available. The volume features an introduction by M. Tsipopoulou and contributions by L. Bonga, K. Chalikias, B. Erickson, T. Frangopoulou, S. Gallimore, T. Kalantzopoulou, C. Knappett, E. Nodarou, E. Oddo, L. Platon, C. Sofianou, C. Spencer, L. Vokotopoulos, T. Whitelaw.
This book brings together for the first time scholars working on the Bronze Age settlement patter... more This book brings together for the first time scholars working on the Bronze Age settlement patterns and material culture of the southern Ierapetra Isthmus, a region that actively participated in the coastal and maritime trade networks of East Crete. During the past few decades, while various archaeological projects focused on the northern isthmus, the Ierapetra area remained largely neglected and unknown, a terra incognita. Yet, new excavations at Gaidourophas, Anatoli Stavromenos, Chryssi Island, Bramiana, and the ongoing research at the site of Myrtos Pyrgos are showing that the coastal area of Ierapetra was a vibrant and thriving settlement landscape during the Bronze Age. Far from being simply on the periphery of the major Minoan centers, the southern Ierapetra Isthmus played important roles in the cultural dynamics of Crete. Aiming to be the first building block in the development of an archaeological understanding of the region of the southern Ierapetra Isthmus, this book presents the status of the discipline and indicates future research trajectories.
Contents: Frontmatter; 1. The Final Neolithic to Early Minoan I Transition in the Ierapetra Isthmus by Krzysztof Nowicki; 2. Aphrodite’s Kephali and the Initial Stages of the Minoan Period in the Isthmus of Ierapetra by Philip P. Betancourt; 3. Consuming in Style(s): Patterns of Intra-site Variability in Tableware at Neopalatial Myrtos Pyrgos by Emilia Oddo; 4. Evidence for the Settlement of Bramiana Vili Apostolakou, by Thomas M. Brogan, Eleni Nodarou, Florence S.C. Hsu, Amie Gluckman, Sydney R. Sarasin, Lily Bonga, and Philip P. Betancourt; 5. Minoan Land-Use Patterns and Landscape Transformation in the Mountains of the Ierapetra Area: The Building at Gaidourophas by Yiannis Papadatos and Konstantinos Chalikias; 6. A Bronze Age Fishing Village on Chryssi
by Thomas M. Brogan, Dimitra Mylona, Vili Apostolakou, Philip P. Betancourt, and Chrysa Sofianou; 7. Death on the Isthmus: Late Minoan IIIA–IIIB Tombs of the
Mirabello Bay and Ierapetra Areas by R. Angus K. Smith; 8. Conclusion: Exploring a Small Terra Incognita by Gerald Cadogan.
Articles and Chapters by Emilia Oddo
South by Southeast: The History and Archaeology of Southeast Crete, from Myrtos to Kato Zakros, edited by E. Oddo and K. Chalikias, 2022
Archive Archaeology and Cultural Heritage: Documentation in Conflict Zones, edited by R. Raja and O. Bobou, 2023
Exploring a Terra Incognita on Crete: Recent Research on Bronze Age Habitation in the Southern Ierapetra Isthmus , 2019
AJA 123.1, 2019
This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis o... more This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis of ceramic style and discusses its cultural meaning. A summary comparison of the stylistic features of Neopalatial, mainly LM IA, fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos and other sites of southeastern Crete shows a distinct style, and I argue that the southeast should be considered a ceramic region. Current understandings of LM IA culture have emphasized homogeneity, echoed also in a perceived similarity of ceramic styles. A con- textual analysis of the fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos associated with contemporary architecture shows that the consumption of two different ceramic styles coexisted in LM IA at this site, one local to southeastern Crete and the other characteristic of the north- central part of the island. The analysis indicates that contexts of power and display are associated with the use of nonlocal ceramic and architectural styles. As a result, I argue that different types of material culture reflect different social mechanisms, that regional- ism is, therefore, a multifaceted phenomenon that produced nonoverlapping regions in LM IA Crete, and that the southeast should be regarded as a distinct ceramic region.
Archaeological Variability and Interpretation in Global Perspective, edited by Alan P. Sullivan III and Deborah I. Olszewski, pp. 175-190
Kentro Vol. 17 (Fall 2014): 7-9
In C. Macdonald, E. Hatzaki, and S. Andreou eds. The Great Islands. Studies of Crete and Cyprus presented to Gerald Cadogan. Kapon Editions: 58-62.
Conference Presentations by Emilia Oddo
American Journal of Archaeology, 2019
This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis o... more This study proposes a definition of a distinct region of Late Minoan (LM) IA Crete on the basis of ceramic style and discusses its cultural meaning. A summary comparison of the stylistic features of Neopalatial, mainly LM IA, fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos and other sites of southeastern Crete shows a distinct style, and I argue that the southeast should be considered a ceramic region. Current understandings of LM IA culture have emphasized homogeneity, echoed also in a perceived similarity of ceramic styles. A contextual analysis of the fine tableware from Myrtos-Pyrgos associated with contemporary architecture shows that the consumption of two different ceramic styles coexisted in LM IA at this site, one local to southeastern Crete and the other characteristic of the north-central part of the island. The analysis indicates that contexts of power and display are associated with the use of nonlocal ceramic and architectural styles. As a result, I argue that different types of material culture reflect different social mechanisms, that regionalism is, therefore, a multifaceted phenomenon that produced nonoverlapping regions in LM IA Crete, and that the southeast should be regarded as a distinct ceramic region.
119th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, Boston (MA), January 4-7, 2018
Mycenaean Seminar, London (UK)
Greek Archaeology Group and Prehistoric and Early Greece Graduate Seminar, Oxford (UK)
International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn, May 22-26, 2018, within the panel ... more International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn, May 22-26, 2018, within the panel "Production Beyond the Palaces: Technological and Organizational Aspects of Late Bronze Age Ceramic Manufacture"
Pacheia Ammos, July 1-2, 2017
A Colloquium to be held at the 117th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, S... more A Colloquium to be held at the 117th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, San Francisco (CA), January 2016
This paper compares and contrasts the tablewares consumed in two different contexts at the Neopal... more This paper compares and contrasts the tablewares consumed in two different contexts at the Neopalatial site of Myrtos Pyrgos (Southeast Crete). The assemblage from Cistern 2 is the largest concentration of fine patterned tableware from the settlement, whereas the equivalent material from the Tomb represents a unique Neopalatial funerary assemblage. By considering their context, we propose a stylistic comparison of the two assemblages, focusing on similarities and differences between shapes and decoration. The aim of our paper is to unravel the reasons behind such similarities and differences, and understand the patterns of consumption adopted at these diametrically different contexts.
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Books by Emilia Oddo
Contents: Frontmatter; 1. The Final Neolithic to Early Minoan I Transition in the Ierapetra Isthmus by Krzysztof Nowicki; 2. Aphrodite’s Kephali and the Initial Stages of the Minoan Period in the Isthmus of Ierapetra by Philip P. Betancourt; 3. Consuming in Style(s): Patterns of Intra-site Variability in Tableware at Neopalatial Myrtos Pyrgos by Emilia Oddo; 4. Evidence for the Settlement of Bramiana Vili Apostolakou, by Thomas M. Brogan, Eleni Nodarou, Florence S.C. Hsu, Amie Gluckman, Sydney R. Sarasin, Lily Bonga, and Philip P. Betancourt; 5. Minoan Land-Use Patterns and Landscape Transformation in the Mountains of the Ierapetra Area: The Building at Gaidourophas by Yiannis Papadatos and Konstantinos Chalikias; 6. A Bronze Age Fishing Village on Chryssi
by Thomas M. Brogan, Dimitra Mylona, Vili Apostolakou, Philip P. Betancourt, and Chrysa Sofianou; 7. Death on the Isthmus: Late Minoan IIIA–IIIB Tombs of the
Mirabello Bay and Ierapetra Areas by R. Angus K. Smith; 8. Conclusion: Exploring a Small Terra Incognita by Gerald Cadogan.
Articles and Chapters by Emilia Oddo
Conference Presentations by Emilia Oddo
Contents: Frontmatter; 1. The Final Neolithic to Early Minoan I Transition in the Ierapetra Isthmus by Krzysztof Nowicki; 2. Aphrodite’s Kephali and the Initial Stages of the Minoan Period in the Isthmus of Ierapetra by Philip P. Betancourt; 3. Consuming in Style(s): Patterns of Intra-site Variability in Tableware at Neopalatial Myrtos Pyrgos by Emilia Oddo; 4. Evidence for the Settlement of Bramiana Vili Apostolakou, by Thomas M. Brogan, Eleni Nodarou, Florence S.C. Hsu, Amie Gluckman, Sydney R. Sarasin, Lily Bonga, and Philip P. Betancourt; 5. Minoan Land-Use Patterns and Landscape Transformation in the Mountains of the Ierapetra Area: The Building at Gaidourophas by Yiannis Papadatos and Konstantinos Chalikias; 6. A Bronze Age Fishing Village on Chryssi
by Thomas M. Brogan, Dimitra Mylona, Vili Apostolakou, Philip P. Betancourt, and Chrysa Sofianou; 7. Death on the Isthmus: Late Minoan IIIA–IIIB Tombs of the
Mirabello Bay and Ierapetra Areas by R. Angus K. Smith; 8. Conclusion: Exploring a Small Terra Incognita by Gerald Cadogan.